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Any tips for playing flute outdoors in the wind?
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Well, given that Ivan the Terrible is supposed to hit here tomorrow at the start of our annual outdoor Irish Fest, I'll let ya know how things blow ... er, go.Nanohedron wrote:It IS a compelling vision. Something to work toward, maybe! ("Oh, look. There's that nutjob out in the storm again playing that whatever-it-is. Is that a "real" flute?")Jayhawk wrote:...but I just couldn't get the image of Matt Malloy or our own Harry Bradley, standing valiantly amidst a tornado trying to play a tune...
, The Nutjob.Deja Fu: The sense that somewhere, somehow, you've been kicked in the head exactly like this before.
Hot Air?
Was it a hot wind you played in then?Jayhawk wrote:.......
I've played flute and whistle on the same day, and I can assure you the flute is easier to play than the whistle - the whistle (and I've tried 3 different ones) simply lose it in a good wind.
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This Weekend's Wind Report:
In a head-on, roughly 15 mph wind gusting to about 20, *both* flute and whistle --- well, kind of sucked.
Turning somewhat sideways and sometimes even all the way around seemed the best answer on that particular go-round, alas.
Worse, though, was the roar of the wind thru the microphones; it sounded like a train.
Anyway, that's the news, and thank heavens for the "strap-on"!
In a head-on, roughly 15 mph wind gusting to about 20, *both* flute and whistle --- well, kind of sucked.
Turning somewhat sideways and sometimes even all the way around seemed the best answer on that particular go-round, alas.
Worse, though, was the roar of the wind thru the microphones; it sounded like a train.
Anyway, that's the news, and thank heavens for the "strap-on"!
Deja Fu: The sense that somewhere, somehow, you've been kicked in the head exactly like this before.
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OK, my report: similar windy conditions as Cathy endured with changes in direction and swirling gusts. Plus it was dusty, and I got a shovelload of dirt in and on my instruments. Yikes.
No mikes for me, so I count that as a plus. I found myself faring better with the sidewinds this time, but it wasn't altogether consistent: the jealous fingers of Aeolus stubbornly pried at my jet of breath with occasional success, so turning back or face to the wind had to be done. Still, I was surprised that I managed better this time around than previously. I'm not sure yet what the specifics are in this, but really concentrating the jet and keeping close to the far side of the embouchure cut help.
No mikes for me, so I count that as a plus. I found myself faring better with the sidewinds this time, but it wasn't altogether consistent: the jealous fingers of Aeolus stubbornly pried at my jet of breath with occasional success, so turning back or face to the wind had to be done. Still, I was surprised that I managed better this time around than previously. I'm not sure yet what the specifics are in this, but really concentrating the jet and keeping close to the far side of the embouchure cut help.
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Averaging 80F or more this last weekend. If it's colder than, say, 55F, I usually don't play outdoors if even then. Haven't tried my windy-playing chops in those conditions, yet.headwizer wrote:Are you all playing in relatively warm temperatures? How about wind plus chill (which brings more condensation)?
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My point exactly. I'll suffer for my art only so far.Jayhawk wrote:I've played in about 35 degree weather and windy conditions, but I'm playing a seery so I don't worry about cracking. It does take longer to warm up, but the biggest problem is my fingers get cold, I begin to shake, and I just play like a horse hockey puck...
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Yeah, below about 50 I get out the Boehm; it's just easier.
Although there is a hazard playing metal in 10-degree or lower temperatures .... like the old tongue-and-flagpole story, I've actually had a piccolo freeze to my lip up at a Michigan football game in November (albeit only slightly). More like frost than frozen solid, but nonetheless ....
!!!! That hurt!!!!!!
Although there is a hazard playing metal in 10-degree or lower temperatures .... like the old tongue-and-flagpole story, I've actually had a piccolo freeze to my lip up at a Michigan football game in November (albeit only slightly). More like frost than frozen solid, but nonetheless ....
!!!! That hurt!!!!!!Deja Fu: The sense that somewhere, somehow, you've been kicked in the head exactly like this before.
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